Seven Continents

• This is a scavenger hunt about our 7 beautiful continents.
• There will be a few questions about each continents.
• These questions will be multiple choice and will include information about the continents landmarks, language, geology, climate, and population.
• Please click on the links that are in each question to find the answer!

NORTH AMERICA

1. Which river is the longest river in North America?

a) Mississippi River
b) Nile River
c) Colorado River

2. Which city is the largest city in North America?

a) New York City
b) Montreal
c) Mexico City

3. How much of the Earth's surface does North America cover?

a) 4.8%
b) 8.3%
c) 2.9%

ANTARCTICA

4. How much of the Earth's surface does Antarctica cover?

a) 14.5%
b) 2.4%
c) 9.6%

5. Which year was the first time anyone set foot on Antarctica?

a) 2001
b) 1756
c) 1821

6. Antarctica is the best place in the world to find what?

a) Meteorites
b) Stars
c) Meteors

AFRICA

7. Africa has five large river systems, which river is the largest?

a) The Nile
b) The Congo
c) The Niger

8. Africa, being known for the Sahara Desert, or Sea Of Sand it only rains about ___ inches a year.

a) Twenty
b) Seven
c) Three

SOUTH AMERICA

9. South America has two main languages still, primarily in Brazil.

a) English, Chinese
b) Spanish, Portuguese
c) Portuguese, English

ASIA

10. Asia is the ___ continent in the world.

a) Coldest
b) Smallest
c) Largest

11. What are the three largest countries in Asia?

a) Russia, China, and India
b) Pakistan, Mongolia, and Japan
c) Burma, Kazakhstan, and Thailand

12. The Himalayan mountains, located in Asia, are home to the world's highest mountain, which is called...

a) Mount Himala
b) Mount Everest
c) Mount Nepal

EUROPE

13. What is the population of Europe according to the United Nation?

a) 857 million
b) 760 million
c) 1 billion

14. What is a famous landmark in the city of Paris?

a) The leaning tower of Pisa
b) The Eiffel Tower
c) The Sphinx

15. How many countries are in Europe?

a) 40
b) 50
c) 45

AUSTRALIA

16. Australia is considered the "land down under" because?

a) It has extra land under the ground
b) It is below the equator
c) The animals always live under the ground.

17. What is the capital of Australia?

a) Canberra
b) Darwin
c) Townsville

18. How many species of plants does Australia hold?

a) 35,000
b) 25,000
c) 17,500

19. What is the population of Australia?

a) Over 22 million
b) Less than 3 million
c) Exactly 3 thousand